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Businesses are burglarized

Three Martinez business owners told deputies Friday that their businesses were burglarized overnight.

The owner of Vena Nails at 3836 Washington Road said he was notified early Friday by the owner of a neighboring business that the front door of his business was shattered. The burglar stole the till from the cash register, though there was no money in it. Nothing else was missing.

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Man is victim of extortion

An Evans man told authorities Thursday that he was the target of an extortion scheme.

The 34-year-old man said that someone was trying to extort money. He said he spoke to a woman named Sonia Anderson via Skype the previous evening. The man said it was the first time he’d talked to her and he didn’t know her previously.

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Man speeds toward deputy

A Martinez man was arrested Saturday after leading authorities on a brief chase.

A woman called authorities at about noon after she said she and her husband, Scott Manuel Gonzalez, 50, argued about a shoplifting case he was being investigated for. When she told Gonzalez to turn himself in, he ignored her, so she went outside to call 911. He locked her out, then opened the door and tried to snatch the phone from her.

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Man pretends to be deputy

A Martinez woman said Wednesday that a man claiming to be a deputy who called her about a incident she witnessed wasn’t a deputy.

The 38-year-old woman said she got the call at noon. The caller identified himself as Columbia County sheriff’s Deputy Tim Rollins and said he was investigating an incident reported to the sheriff’s office on Monday involving a woman being harassed.

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iPad is stolen from visitor

A man in town for the Masters Tournament called authorities Friday after discovering his iPad missing from his hotel room.

The 60-year-old man said he left his room at the Quality Inn on Jimmie Dyess Parkway near Interstate 20 at about 6 a.m. the previous day to go to the tournament. He said the iPad was missing when he returned at about 5:30 p.m.

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Teen scammed

A teen told deputies March 25 that he was scammed out of nearly $1,000 through www.craigslist.com.

The 18-year-old said he had advertised a radio on the online purchasing site for $40. He said was he was contacted by someone who identified herself as Elaine Brown. She said she’d pay $100 for the radio if she could send a $975 check and have the teen forward the balance to her.